When teams can’t strap on the pads and go head-to-head on the gridiron, they’ll settle for the next best thing—beating their rivals in recruiting. So far, Michigan, Texas, Alabama and Florida are doing a pretty good job of it.

Here’s a look at the Sporting News Top 10 team rankings for April.

The first five …

1. Michigan (17 recruits): The Wolverines have everything going for them. They have quality, they have quantity and they’re setting up the program to play power football. They have clearly the best offensive line class to date, landing blue-chippers Kyle Bosch and Chris Fox. Also, eight of their 17 recruits are from Ohio—and they aren’t Ohio State’s leftovers, either. To cap it off, one of the nation’s best QBs, Shane Morris, has been on board for nearly a year. “The fans and the 100 thousand people watching every game is what I’m looking forward to,” Michigan recruit Dymonte Thomas told Sporting News. “Coach (Brady) Hoke is the man—enough said.”

2. Texas (13): The Longhorns usually sit high in the early rankings and usually finish high in the final one, too. Texas hasn’t hoarded the number of recruits it usually does by this time in the spring, but the Longhorns are still loaded with talent. Like Michigan, Texas has targeted the offensive line and hit its mark with Jake Raulerson leading the way. Pass-attack lovers are going to drool over the future pass-and-catch combination of QB Tyrone Swoopes and monster WR targets Ricky Seals-Jones and Jake Oliver. Texas is still attracting recruits. “Texas has always been my dream school and I like the coaches,” said multi-dimensional Texas recruit Kyle Hicks. “They treat their players great and you can tell it’s a big family there.”

3. Alabama (11): The Crimson Tide aren’t close to being done with this class, and can be counted on to make the same charge for the mythical recruiting title as they’ll make for the national championship on the field. Linebacker Rueben Foster is one of the nation’s top—if not the top—committed players. “Our class is really dominating right now and I know it will continue,” said tight end O.J. Howard, who committed to Alabama last summer. “I hope we never stop winning titles.”

4. Florida (15): The Gators have owned in-state recruiting so far, and that’s no small feat. They are tied with Georgia with the second-largest class in the nation behind Michigan, and the Gators are snagging lots of elite in-state talent—just three of their 15 recruits are from out of state. “They have been in a slump lately, but with the recruiting class that we’re going to get, me and Nick Washington and Quinton Powell and more coming, we’re going to try to improve on it and make the program better,” said DB recruit Keanu Neal, who has become a spokesman for the program.

5. Ohio State (10): Wednesday’s pickup of quarterback J.T. Barrett, a dazzling dual-threat signal caller, boosts the Buckeyes past Georgia into this spot. They may have fewer recruits than Georgia, but the Buckeyes are accumulating elite talent by the bushel, including one of the best DBs in the nation in Eli Woodard. “Just the want of Urban Meyer to win and his abilities to turn programs around was big for me,” said RB recruit Ezekiel Elliott. “He has done it in the past and I believe recruits and myself think he can do it now and win a national championship in a few years.”

The next five …

6. Georgia (15): The Bulldogs have a big class, but so far it’s more quantity that quality. One exception to that statement is Florida product Derrick Henry, an athlete who will turn heads immediately.

7. Texas A&M (14): It’s another great group for the Aggies, who made a strong push last year to unseat Texas as the state’s top program in recruiting.

8. Notre Dame (10): The offensive line is a strength for this class so far, with Hunter Bivin being the top get to date. QB Malik Zaire is very talented, also.

9. Auburn (8): Normally one of the SEC programs that makes you wait to see what kind of class it’s going to have, the Tigers are off to a good start. With commitments from DL Dee Liner and DE Carl Lawson, the strength so far is defense.

10. USC (4): This will be a selection to be argued as LSU and Penn State have double the number of recruits, but the Trojans have landed the nation’s top QB and two of the nation’s top three defensive ends.